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CFP Board reforms enforcement procedures to align with new ethics code
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 29, 2020
CFP Board reforms enforcement procedures to align with new ethics code

The changes are designed to give the organization better access to information for disciplinary actions

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisers are taking PPP loans for future needs as uncertainty lingers
RIA NEWS MAY 29, 2020
Advisers are taking PPP loans for future needs as uncertainty lingers

Sixty-one percent said they anticipate financial difficulties in the coming months

By Emile Hallez
Battle lines drawn over RIAs taking PPP loans
RIA NEWS MAY 29, 2020
Battle lines drawn over RIAs taking PPP loans

Critics challenge the morality of fee-based advisers taking government bailout money

By Jeff Benjamin
Oil ETF faces U.S. probes over disclosures
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 29, 2020
Oil ETF faces U.S. probes over disclosures

Both the SEC and the CFTC are looking at whether USO properly disclosed its risks to investors

By Bloomberg
Fed holdings of bond ETFs now total $2.98 billion
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 29, 2020
Fed holdings of bond ETFs now total $2.98 billion

The central bank also signaled that its lending program for states and municipalities will open soon

By Bloomberg
Crisis can be a catalyst to clarify goals, create sustainable impact
OPINION MAY 28, 2020
Crisis can be a catalyst to clarify goals, create sustainable impact

While charitable giving will remain an ongoing need, now is also the time for more robust legacy and generational wealth transfer planning

By Kristen P. Bauer
Finra orders Stifel to pay $3.6 million for violations in sales of unit investment trusts
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 28, 2020
Finra orders Stifel to pay $3.6 million for violations in sales of unit investment trusts

About $1.9 million goes to harmed customers, an emphasis for the new Finra enforcement director

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Schorsch REIT executive Brian Block heading to prison
ALTERNATIVES MAY 28, 2020
Schorsch REIT executive Brian Block heading to prison

The former chief financial officer of American Realty Capital Properties Inc. will start an 18-month prison sentence in August

By Bruce Kelly
Goldman Sachs delays robo-adviser launch until 2021
FINTECH MAY 28, 2020
Goldman Sachs delays robo-adviser launch until 2021

The investment bank originally announced a digital wealth offering last year, which it hoped would attract mass-affluent investors

By Sean Allocca
Medicare enrollment complicated by the pandemic
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2020
Medicare enrollment complicated by the pandemic

Newly eligible individuals can apply online, but some older workers who lose their jobs can’t

By Mary Beth Franklin
The lockdown has been good for automated advice
FINTECH MAY 28, 2020
The lockdown has been good for automated advice

Technology has played a vital role during the pandemic and will become instrumental for the advice industry moving forward

By Sean Allocca
LPL picking up another small broker-dealer
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 27, 2020
LPL picking up another small broker-dealer

The IBD intends to buy E.K. Riley Investments, its second announced acquisition in a month

By Bruce Kelly
BlackRock to mix target-dates and annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2020
BlackRock to mix target-dates and annuities

The product is designed to be fully liquid and includes contracts from two insurers

By Emile Hallez
Pandemic recovery offers opportunity to press deregulation
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2020
Pandemic recovery offers opportunity to press deregulation

State regulators have asked Congress to halt SEC efforts to ease private-market rules

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Galvin smacks GPB with fraud charge
ALTERNATIVES MAY 27, 2020
Galvin smacks GPB with fraud charge

The lawsuit alleges conflicts of interest and misleading marketing at GPB funds

By Bruce Kelly
Two firms post boffo adviser gains in first quarter
RIA NEWS MAY 27, 2020
Two firms post boffo adviser gains in first quarter

Acquisitions pay off for Rockefeller and Allworth

By Bruce Kelly
401(k) data-sharing one step closer, thanks to Spark and DCIIA
OPINION MAY 27, 2020
401(k) data-sharing one step closer, thanks to Spark and DCIIA

Data may be the new currency for the defined-contribution plan industry, but a common format to share information about plans and participants has faced hurdles

By Fred Barstein
Marital lockdown: Divorce, finances and COVID-19
OPINION MAY 27, 2020
Marital lockdown: Divorce, finances and COVID-19

Proper financial planning is vital during divorce

By Brian Karpf
Finra changes membership process to curb the ability to sidestep arbitration awards
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 26, 2020
Finra changes membership process to curb the ability to sidestep arbitration awards

New rules target brokers with pending claims that are switching firms or trying to transfer assets

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MEPs costlier than similarly sized 401(k)s: Study
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2020
MEPs costlier than similarly sized 401(k)s: Study

A new paper that examines costs of multiple-employer plans sponsored by benefits outsourcing firms found that such plans can be expensive

By Emile Hallez